I'm Going to China!!! \(^O^)/\(^O^)/\(^O^)/

Xiamen University :)

I'm going to China!! I just received the confirmation email that I have indeed been awarded a full scholarship to go study at Xiamen University (厦门大学）in Xiamen, Fujian, China. I am soooooo excited. I am really interested in Chinese culture and I love the Chinese language. To have the opportunity to actually travel to China and use the language in its land of origin is absolutely unbelievable. This experience has taught  me that anything is possible and hard work pays off.

        

P.S. Look out for China the Living in China series around July :)

#Globalization <3

Accepting a B (._.)

Hello viewers!

Recently, I haven't been posting very often because I have been stressing out about school, testing, scholarships, and my extra-curricular activities. I haven't really had to much time to write about what's going on and when I would write something, I didn't want to release it because I didn't think it was up to the Camy's Corner standard. Today, however, I'm writing about accepting a B.

Me in the middle of Advance Chemistry Lab.

My entire life I have been very academically centered and always earned As. My high school transcript only has two B+ s on it, and both were 89s. Now that I am in post secondary school and the classes are harder, I have had to learn to accept the B-particularly in Advanced Chemistry. Both the lecture class and the lab are considered the most difficult courses the college has to offer, but you know me, I had to take it because it was much shorter and faster than its multi-semester alternative. I worked so hard and studied so late to pass these classes, but I kept falling short. One day, I did the math and realized that I would have to get 100% accuracy on everything else if I wanted an A in the lab and/or class. I tried, I really did, but I am not a perfect person and I did not earn 100% on everything. I actually started crying in my lab googles because I felt like I had failed. After a few minutes of self-loathing, I dried out my googles and started working towards the next best thing. I simply had to accept the B. Sure, my 4.0 GPA will be no longer and I will not have an arrow of As this semester, but I know I worked really hard and my B will have the value of an A.    

College ≠ High School

For my newer viewers, I started college early and I'm more recently starting to feel its affects. Even though many people told me college is harder than high school, I never really listened because I didn't find high school to be all that challenging. Last semester was simple so I only heavily focused on one class. This semester, however, I have several classes that require extra attention. The key is to plan out how to allot your time. This semester I have to spend less time socializing and more time studying, preparing and applying for scholarships.

Speaking of scholarships, another difference between high school and college are the deadlines. The first day of class, facilitators pass out the syllabus which has all the topics that will be covered and a tentative schedule of assignments. After that, there are no more reminders of deadlines. In high school, the teachers assign homework that is traditionally due the next day and its assigned in smaller portions.

This semester has been a serious test of my time management skills (which is partly why I haven't been updating as often).

The Kennedy Center: The Christian Tamburr Quartet

The Kennedy Center features amazing talent every night. Tonight there was this amazing jazz band called The Christian Tamburr Quartet. They played original songs and classical pieces; every piece was excellent and executed with such passion. One could see each musicians love of music radiating from their smiling faces.

Not only are the musicians amazing artist, but they are also amazing people. They are all so nice and down to earth! Each of them would take the time to socialize with the audience members and they were so genuine. Its nice to meet humble people who are so amazingly talented.


Feel free to watch the performance :)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/video/index/M6681

17th Birthday Statement (March 7)

Today is my birthday!! This is the 2nd birthday I will be sharing with my blog viewers and I'm so happy. This last year of being 16 has been so crazy and full of joy and unbelievable experiences. If that was 16, I can't wait to see what 17 has in store. Thanks for celebrating my birthday with me :)

3,500 Views!!!! (*^_^*)(☆_☆)\(^O^)/

This is so crazy. The blog has already hit 3,500 views. Thank you so much for the support. No one can succeed without a team of amazing people supporting him or her. I almost can't believe it. Camy's Corner got 500 views in just over a month! That is so amazing and unbelievable and wouldn't be possible without my loyal viewers! Thank you soooooo much.

Thank you to all of my viewers from the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Japan, India, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Barbados, Brazil, France, Italy, Turkey, Poland, Mexico, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Malaysia, Israel, Hong Kong, Argentina, and Indonesia. And of course, thank you to my newer viewers from South Korea, Chile, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, and Tunisia!!  To every viewer from all 35 countries (and counting) I love you guys and thank you for all the support <3

P.S. Please continue to read, comment on, and share my posts. It means a lot to me. Thank you so much for everything.

This is exactly how I feel right now XD

D.C. Adventures: My Life as a Congressman

My fellow congressmen and I

Acting as a congressman is tiring, time consuming, and emotionally draining while simultaneously being a fulfilling experience. Everyone writes and proposes bills to his or her own committee (or refers it to another committee). Each bill is dissected and thoroughly review by the committee . If the bill is passed by committee it moves on to the House of Representatives which would then transfer to the Senate and if the two agree, the president would sign the bill and make it a law. Although prior to my Washington DC excursion, I had some sort of idea of how Congress works, I never truly understood until I competed as a congressman in this mock congress competition.

Sitting in the airport, going home a winner

The Congress itself is very complex with its rules and parliamentary procedure. In addition, its very easy to see how issues between sides may arise; prior to my participation in this program I assumed that all Republicans were wacky right winged conservatives who only care about money. However, since I had to represent a Republican congressman from Oklahoma, it was interesting to see  how Republicans and Democrats share the same idea which is to protect the American people. It seems only clear differentiation between the two parties is the way they choose to go about executing specific policies. I am glad I participated in a program that could seamlessly educate competitors about politics and legislation without emphasizing competition. The mock Congress felt so genuine and I am so fortunate to have been able to take part in something of this nature.

As a congressman, I've learned how to properly author, sponsor, and submit legislation. I have made friends and future contacts. Most importantly, I realized why voting for the district representative and state senators are so important. I can't wait to be a congressman again.